Coffee Chats with CPABC

Amanda Collinge Bae is a CPA, CGA; an advocate for inclusion, diversity, equity, access (IDEA); and a ballerina. Hear her story in this podcast interview with CPABC's communications specialist, Vince Kanasoot. 

In this podcast episode, CPABC's economist Aaron Aerts speaks with Vince Kanasoot, communications specialist at CPABC, about demographic and affordability trends in BC from their new BC Check-Up: Live report. They also chat about the tight labour market in the province.

Andrew Smith, CPA, CA chats with Vivian Tse, director of communications at CPABC, on how inflation can affect your finances and on how you can weather this time of rising costs and interest rates.

Leadership and executive coach Carrie Gallant speaks with Leah Giesbrecht, communications specialist at CPABC, about how we can use our conversations to achieve business and organizational goals.

Laura Villacrusis, senior consultant with Kwela Leadership speaks with Vince Kanasoot, communications specialist at CPABC, about the art of negotiation.

Jane Stoller, otherwise known as Organized Jane, recently chatted with Vince Kanasoot, communications specialist, CPABC to share some tips on how to get started on decluttering and setting ourselves up for success. 

Laura Villacrusis, senior consultant with Kwela Leadership speaks with Vince Kanasoot, communications specialist at CPABC, about what makes a high-performing team member.

Learn how organizations can support their people as we return to the office with Lifeworks' Allison Kelly, Director of Research and Analytics and Cam Sekora, Customer Success. Hosted by Kerri Brkich, vice president, external affairs and communications for CPABC.

A conversation with Mark Anthony Group's Victor Giacomin, FCPA, FCA, and one of this year's CPABC Member Recognition recipients. Hosted by Leah Giesbrecht, communications specialist for CPABC. 

Lori Mathison, FCPA, FCGA, LLB, president and CEO of CPABC, Suzanne Siemens, CPA, CA, co-founder and CEO of Aisle, and Diana Vuong, CPA, CA, vice-president of finance and CFO of the Vancouver Airport Authority discuss why companies care about ESG and how their business approaches ESG. Part of our ESG with Coffee Chats podcast series.

Jimmy Vaiopoulos' first passion was engineering, a passion that led to him obtaining his CPA designation and pursuing a career working with leading-edge technology and companies. Rebecca Dirnfeld, Senior Student Recruitment Officer, chats with Jimmy about his career journey.

Learn about insights from CPABC's new BC Check-Up report, including how business activity, housing starts, and infrastructure investment rebounded strongly in 2021.

In this podcast episode, Ann Gomez, founding president of Clear Concept Inc., speaks to Leah Giesbrecht, communications specialist at CPABC, about some best practices for maintaining productivity as a hybrid worker. Part of our Coffee Chats with CPABC podcast series. 

Lori Mathison, FCPA, FCGA, LLB, president and CEO of CPABC, and Andrew Sweeney, CPA, CA, vice president and portfolio manager at PH&N Institutional discuss how having an ESG strategy and committing to ESG reporting will be an increasingly important consideration in raising capital for your business. Part of our ESG with Coffee Chats podcast series.

Amy Lam, FCPA, FCA, CPABC EVP Corporate Services & CFO, speaks with DIVERSEcity's Neelam Sahota, FCPA, FCGA about the challenges of breaking the glass ceiling and championing women in the workplace.

Anthony Green, CPABC's manager of security operations and compliance, speaks with Pax8's Mariane Louvet, director of sales in Canada, and Matt Lee, senior director of security and compliance, to get their insight into best practices when selecting a cloud service provider.

Lori Mathison, FCPA, FCGA, LLB, president and CEO of CPABC, and Sarah Marsh, CPA, CA, partner with PwC Canada's Sustainability and Climate Change team in Vancouver and national lead for their ESG Reporting group, discuss why it's important for CPAs to understand ESG and the critical role they can play in ESG reporting. Part of our ESG with Coffee Chats podcast series.

Terry Small, a master teacher and learning skills specialist, shares his tips on how we can shift our mindset to improve our leadership in this interview with Leah Giesbrecht, communications specialist at CPABC.

What is ESG and how does it tie into the Doughnut Economics model? Mia Maki, FCPA, FCMA, shares her insight in this conversation with CPABC's president and CEO, Lori Mathison, FCPA, FCGA, LLB.

What workplace skills will be in demand in 2022? CPABC's director of professional development, Nicola McLaren, CPA, CA; and manager of employer relations, Stéphanie Roy, recently shared their thoughts on what key skills they recommend people develop this year. Hosted by CPABC's communications manager, Vivian Tse. Disclaimer: Recorded in early December, 2021.

Julien Francois, CPA, CA, and CFO at STN Video, chats with CPABC's communications specialist, Vince Kanasoot, about his path to becoming a CPA and how he supports the innovative work being done at STN Video. Part of our CPA Disruptor series.

Learn how complexity, digital disruption, and mis/disinformation can impact CPAs' work from Brian and Laura Friedrich, leaders of the trust and ethics stream for CPA's Foresight: Future of the Profession initiative.

CPABC's economist Aaron Aerts discusses with PwC's John Bunting, senior partner and leader of the BC Region Real Estate practice, the findings from the Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2022 report released by PwC.

CPABC's economist, Aaron Aerts, discusses with Vivian Tse, communications manager, the findings from CPABC's economic update for November 2021.

PwC Canada's Rob Coard, CPA, CA, speaks to CPABC's economist, Aaron Aerts, about PwC's recent report on emerging consumer trends for the 2021 holiday season.